belle époque
or Belle Époque
[ bel ey-pawk ]
/ ˈbɛl eɪˈpɔk /
noun, plural belles é·poques [bel ey-pawk] /ˈbɛl eɪˈpɔk/. French.
the period (1871–1914) between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the outbreak of World War I, characterized by relative peacefulness in Western Europe and by marked advances and productivity in the arts, literature, technology, etc.
Origin of belle époque
literally, beautiful epoch
Words nearby belle époque
bellboy,
belle,
belle glade,
belle indifférence,
belle isle,
belle époque,
belleau wood,
belleek,
bellefontaine,
bellefontaine neighbors,
bellerophon
British Dictionary definitions for belle epoque
belle époque
/ French (bɛl epɔk) /
noun
the period of comfortable well-established life in Europe before World War I
Word Origin for belle époque
literally: fine period